Planning Process

1. Concepts:
i. 100 years of local & school history from different perspectives: cultural, indigenous, religious, agriculture etc
ii. Centenary celebration of St Thomas's
iii. Q150
iv. How to people celebrate?
v. SEL


2. Importance
i. Sense of identity
ii. Acknowledge contributions past
iii. Look back to look forward (projection for future: 100 years on)
iv. History is a stand alone subject in new curriculum
v. Reflection as a way to analyse (SEL)


Definitions of SEL Instructional Categories
  • Self-Awareness: Recognizing one's emotions, and identifying and cultivating one's strengths and positive qualities
  • Social Awareness: Understanding the thoughts and feelings of others, and appreciating the value of human differences
  • Self-Management: Monitoring and regulating one's emotions, and establishing and working toward the achievement of pro-social goals
  • Relationship Skills: Establishing and maintaining healthy and rewarding relationships based on cooperation, effective communication techniques, conflict negotiation, and an ability to resist inappropriate social pressure
  • Responsible Decision-Making: Accurately assessing situations and situational influences; and generating, implementing, and evaluating ethical solutions to problems so as to promote one's own well-being, and the well-being of others

3. Relevance
i. Historians
ii. Locals from diverse backgrounds (past & current students, families & staff, parish members, community members & CES)
iii. Centenary celebrations interest people
iv. Q150


4. Interdisciplinary disciplines

  • SOSE
  • SEL
  • Art
  • Religion
  • LOTE
  • Literacy

5. Learning styles
i. Analysis

  • Heritage Museum
  • Heritage walk (historical markers)
  • School plan (why was it small & why did it change & grow?)
  • Interviews (Bev re: library, grandparents re: year level foci)
  • Questionnaires, commercials, flow chart, jigsaw puzzle, family trees etc)

ii. Evaluation
  • School plan (why was it small & why did it change & grow?)
  • Pros & cons of changes over 100 years (world changes - globalisation & loss of community)
  • Determine relevance when collecting info
  • Design a classroom/school for the future using student recommendations (Google Sketch Up: Atomic Learning)

iii. Creation
  • Website (iweb or dreamweaver: Atomic learning)
  • Photoshop for photographic trail of celebrations from diverse perspectives (see above)
  • Interviews (MP3 & flipcam)
  • Design a classroom/school for the future (Google Sketch Up: Atomic Learning)

6. 21st Century Learning Styles
  • Sketch Up
  • Dreamweaver or iweb
  • Photoshop
  • Flipcam
  • MP3
  • Into the community (walk, museum & interviews)

7. Interest to students
i. Admin dictate whole school yearly overviews and specific year level foci:

  • Year 3: toys, games & entertainment
  • Year 6: agriculture (tobacco), Mercy Order visit
  • Digital learning tools (see #6)

8. Learning Dispositions
  • Responsible decision makers (SEL)
  • Social Awareness (SEL)
  • Investigators (SOSE)
  • Communicators (SOSE)
  • Reflectors (SOSE)
  • Participators (SOSE)